CRASHES OF A BRISTOL BEAUFORT
AT BAIRNSDALE ON 5 MARCH 1943
AND AT EAST SALE ON 28 JUNE 1944

RAAF Mark V Bristol Beaufort, A9-47 (RAF Serial No. T9599), of 1 OTU RAAF crash landed at Bairnsdale Airfield in Victoria on 5 March 1943 when the starboard tyre blew out and the undercarriage collapsed.

The crew for this flight were:-

Sgt. G.N. ( or G.W.) Parker (415439)
Sgt. L.B. Watson
Sgt. J. Evans
Sgt. J. Perrin

The same aircraft crashed again on 28 June 1944 when it swung to port on landing at 1 OTU at East Sale and ran over some rough ground and hit a drain. The pilot at the time was Flight Sergeant M.H. Hazelwood.

This aircraft was originally delivered to the RAAF in May 1942. It was "not taken up".

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I'd like to thank Rick Hanning and John Keane for their assistance with the above information.

Can anyone help me with more information?

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